Leonard Covington

Leonard Covington (30 October 1768-14 November 1813) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-MD 2) from 1805 to 1807, succeeding Walter Bowie and preceding Archibald Van Horne.

Biography
Leonard Covington was born in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Maryland in 1768, and he joined the US Army as a colonel in 1792 and distinguished himself while serving under Anthony Wayne in the Northwest Indian War. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1805 to 1807 and became a colonel of light dragoons in 1809, participating in the December 1810 takeover of West Florida. In August 1813, during the War of 1812, he was promoted to Brigadier-General, and he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chrysler's Farm that same year.